Cognitive Dimension

Effective immediately, Laske’s research on developmental and dialectical thinking, found in two titles of ‘Measuring Hidden Dimensions’ called “volume 1” and “volume 2”, is available in updated pdf form at http://www.interdevelopmentals.org/?page_id=1974. These titles can be purchased via Paypal, upon which they will be sent out by the Interdevelopmental Institute (IDM) within 48 hrs. of receiving… [Read More]

In this interview published in the Integral Leadership Review (May 2018), Otto Laske answers questions posed by Robin Wood regarding his social-science work. Special emphasis lies on Otto’s book recently co-authored with Jan De Visch entitled “Dynamic Collaboration” (2018). The wide-ranging interview touches upon many issues of present day culture fostered by logical control schemes… [Read More]

Starting in 2014, coach education at IDM shifted to team coaching. In this blog, the reader finds materials that form the basis of my collaboration with Jan De Visch on the book “Dynamic Collaboration: Strengthening Self-Organization and Collaborative Intelligence in Teams” of 2018. One of the basic tenets of this book — that organizations comprise… [Read More]

The papers collected in this blog center around the topic of complex thinking as a hallmark of individual freedom, organizational effectiveness, and societal well-being. They all focus on Lebensbefreiung, the unburdening from needless linear clutter in the mind and the obfuscation of communication. The articles point to, and explicate, a tradition of deep thinking that… [Read More]

Since 2015, webinars and courses at IDM have addressed the developmental structure of teams and central issues of team coaching. Specifically, they have clarified notions such as ‘self organization’ in teams and their ability to develop ‘collaborative intelligence’. The perspective taken has been adult-developmental, to the effect that self organization of teams is anchored in… [Read More]

Are you still enamored by competence notions although they now just express that you haven't grasped distributed leadership requirements? Have a look at https://t.co/4wSZt4881a to get over the bad habit. @jjandevisch #idmcdf

As a developmentally schooled consultant and coach are you still on the social-emotional triumphalism train that foregoes or neglects strictly cognitive tools such as provided by Laske's DTF? If so, look at https://t.co/SuRaDRlBqi #idmcdf @jandevisch especially for team work

That's precisely the issue. And the deeper issue of collaborative intelligence are your own since you need to be self-organized yourself (i.e., developed emotionally and cognitively) to set an example. #idmcdf

Are you still following the anachronistic social sciences that are uninformed developmentally and getting tired of it? If so, have a look at https://t.co/yYb8wSrKYI to acquire a broader perspective, also for the sake of your students, #idmcdf